"So I think when you casually defend "DEI" in the way that you did you're making the exact same mistake Rufo did in the opposite direction. "
This seems pretty straightforwardly not the case. The exact mistake Rufo is making is a bigoted assumption that no changes need to be made to current attitudes toward historically marginalized group…
"So I think when you casually defend "DEI" in the way that you did you're making the exact same mistake Rufo did in the opposite direction. "
This seems pretty straightforwardly not the case. The exact mistake Rufo is making is a bigoted assumption that no changes need to be made to current attitudes toward historically marginalized groups. Whether or not one would defend all of the many specific implementations of DEI, it is quite clear (based on the overwhelming testimony of affected groups and organizations that advocate for and represent the same) that something aiming in the direction of DEI is badly needed in essentially every American institution. To defend these efforts is demonstrably not the same as demonizing them.
"So I think when you casually defend "DEI" in the way that you did you're making the exact same mistake Rufo did in the opposite direction. "
This seems pretty straightforwardly not the case. The exact mistake Rufo is making is a bigoted assumption that no changes need to be made to current attitudes toward historically marginalized groups. Whether or not one would defend all of the many specific implementations of DEI, it is quite clear (based on the overwhelming testimony of affected groups and organizations that advocate for and represent the same) that something aiming in the direction of DEI is badly needed in essentially every American institution. To defend these efforts is demonstrably not the same as demonizing them.